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Every now and then I when I eat something with high sugar content I experience a slight dizziness or imbalance. It last for about 10 seconds to a minute and then goes away...but really freaked me out the first couple of times this happened. I am not sure what determines whether I get dizzy or not. I am just guessing it is with foods with high sugar stimulating my pancreas to shoot out more insulin. My doctor mentioned something about "dumping syndrome" where my overactive insulin re... View full comment
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Novocain
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I had Novocain prior to having my wisdom teeth pulled and it worked well. Made the surgery a whole lot worse.
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Isentress
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Macrobid
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Pristiq
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